Best of the fall photos '18

The fall was beautiful in Sewanee as usual.  One particular morning of Nov. 3 I took this photo and uploaded the time lapse video of the sunrise.  It was an amazing view of the 'alpenglow' of the morning sun on the ridge.  It was this morning that I made my last boat trip of the season on the TN River.  Second photo - click on it to see the whole view.

The following weekend, I had a great fall party, but it was much cooler.  About 30 friends showed up from Sewanee and Murfreesboro.  The deck wood stove cranked out enough heat in the 35º weather that many friends were hanging outside on the deck.  It was a fun time.

Fall '14 color and toward winter

It's been a whirlwind of fall guitar concerts, travel, and now winter vacation.  Finally, I am on vacation and will update here with some photos....

It was a beautiful fall ... an unexpected early cold snap on Halloween with snow on the mountain, a great fall party, and goodbye to the leaves as we come upon the winter solstice within a fortnight from now.

Here's a chronological set of photos of the fall color season -  earth, sky, and home ....

Oct. 26, Moonset

Oct. 26 - leaves beginning to fall

Oct. 26 sunset

Oct. 28 - near peak color

October freeze - the plants come in

Snow on Nov. 1 morning

Nov. 11 - the last of the leaves

Perigee Full Moon

The moon is in perigee, closest orbit to the earth.  When full and near the horizon, it is large and golden.   I took this shot at dusk, about 5:30 am.   This photo - at 5x zoom, you can see the detailed features on the moon - even with this cheap pocket camera.  Of course the moon always looks bigger in real life, than in photos.

Moon over Lost Cove, Sewanee, TN - 7-12-14